| Author: | Friedrich
R. Rudolf Schlechter, 1913 |
| Family: |
ASCLEPIADACEAE* |
| Origin: |
Northern
Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa |
| Soil: |
Sand - Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
4
Centimetres |
| Height: |
20 Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Greenish / Maroon |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Might
be: Ceropegia dinteriana, Peter Vincent Bruyns,
2017.
Or: Ceropegia brevipedicellata, Bruyns 2017.
Raphionacme dinteri, Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter,
1910.
Blepharanthera dinteri, Friedrich Richard Rudolf
Schlechter, 1913.
Brachystelma ringens, E.A. Bruce,
1951.
Brachystelma brevipedicellatum, Turrill.
Brachystelma ringens, E.A.Bruce |
This member of the Asclepiadaceae family was
given this name by Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter in 1913. It is found in northern
Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe , growing in sand or other well
drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can
grow to four centimetres the few branches up to 20 centimetres.
The genera name from Greek; brachys
meaning 'short', and stelma means 'crown, garland, wreath'; alluding
to the short staminal corona of some species. The species name in honour of the
German botanist; Kurt Moritz Albin Dinter, 1868-1945.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Asclepiadaceae is now part of the Apocynaceae. |
